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Smart Citizens Lab
The Black Box of 5G: Public Space
Hidden behind the design of 5G is a world of trade-offs, choices and interests. How do these choices affect our society?
Planet B Podcast
EU and the curbing of Big Tech: Kim van Sparrentak & Marleen Stikker
In the first episode of the new season, we talk to Kim van Sparrentak and Marleen Stikker about curbing Big Tech. How does technology become an election issue?
Re-watch the State of the Internet 2024 with Kim van Sparrentak
On 2 May 2024, Waag Futurelab organised its sixth annual lecture, The State of the Internet, featuring this year European parliamentarian Kim van Sparrentak.
TextileLab
Innovative future for traditional crafts
How can craftspeople bring traditional crafts and technology together? It might seem that innovation and craftwork are two things that don’t mix well together, however, technological advances can also create positive outcomes and innovations in crafts and cultural heritage.
Future Internet Lab
Dutch population sets priorities for AI research agenda
Survey of Dutch people's views on AI: 58% of the Dutch population consider the topic ‘Fake news, fake pictures and polarisation’ crucial when it comes to the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and research on it.
Future Internet Lab
Artists Penelope Cain and Špela Petrič started their Digital Deal residency at Waag
Following an open call that received close to 800 applications the project European Digital Deal kicked off twelve artist residencies in eleven countries in Europe this month.
publieke digitale infrastructuur
Tom Demeyer continues as research fellow at Waag Futurelab
Demeyer continues as a research fellow on the topic of digital public infrastructure.
Future Internet Lab
Decentralising trust with ‘digital wallets’
To build a digital identity, it is often only possible to use credentials from centralised sources. A more inclusive system is a 'digital wallet' in which individuals and community organisations can also provide credentials.
textilelab
'Hacking the Machines': in search of craftspeople 2.0
Waag is searching for 'craftspersons 2.0' in the new European research project Tracks4Crafts. Pilot 'Hacking the Machines' combines traditional crafts and modern technology.
maker education lab
Are young people in charge of their own socials?
Retrospective of the Technological Citizenship research project and the importance of involving young people in decision-making processes about technology.
Smart Citizens Lab
The Black Box of 5G: Who wants faster internet?
Hidden behind the design of 5G is a world of trade-offs, choices and interests. How do these choices affect our society?
Smart Citizens Lab
Waag celebrates international citizen science day
6 April 2024 was international citizen science day. Waag Futurelab has been committed to citizen science for years and sees it gaining an increasing foothold. We celebrate that with some highlights.
Future Internet Lab
Transparant business models without data as commodity
Simone van der Burg and Marit Hoefsloot wrote an article for Holland Management Review (Magazine) to explain why we need transparant business models without data as a commodity. Waag developed a business model canvas to design exactly that.
Smart Citizens Lab
Research on social initiatives in the energy transition gets a follow-up
In social energy initiatives, residents join hands to supply their neighbourhood with local, sustainable energy. Last year, Waag investigated how to strengthen the position of these initiatives in the energy transition. This research is now being followed up with a focus on the Amsterdam metropolitan region.
digital public spaces
Why smartphones are the key to a better internet
A interview with Danny Lämmerhirt about the urgency for more ethical digital ecosystems and the Mobifree project.
PublicSpaces Conference 2024
Wanted: participants for the PublicSpaces Bazaar
Present your product or service at the PublicSpaces Conference on 6 and 7 June.
international women's day
These women inspire us towards an open, fair and inclusive future
On International Women's Day, we like to list women who work on an open, fair and inclusive future. They inspire us, and who knows, maybe they can inspire you too.
Future Internet Lab
Call for Proposals: PublicSpaces Conference 2024
Do you want to contribute to the programma of the PublicSpaces Conference 2024? Submit your proposal by 15 March.
Why moving .nl-domains to Amazon is a bad idea
Waag Futurelab supports ISOC NL in their open letter to SIDN to prevent .nl-domains transferring to Amazon servers.
Waag Futurelab blocks Threads on Mastodon
Waag Futurelab has decided to block Threads server on Waags social media server on Mastodon. The lack of moderation or any transparent policy for this at Threads led to this decision.
Maker Education Lab
The new quantum race
In his latest blog for Quantum Inspire, Ids Haverkate discusses global regulation of quantum computing.
Commons Lab
Simone van der Burg appointed as Data Commons Collective lead
Simone van der Burg from Waag will lead the Data Commons Collective at the Amsterdam Economic Board, for a societal vision on data.
Open Wetlab
BioHack Academy 2024: apply now!
During BioHack Academy, you will learn the basics of biotechnology, to work with biomaterials and to build your own lab equipment. Classes will start on 18 March 2024 at the Waag!
Smart Citizens Lab
Fixbrigade: hét alternatief voor doorgeslagen marktwerking
A classic pitfall for government to rely on market forces while overlooking local cooperations like the Fixbrigade.